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Thanks to Robert Goulding for comments and corrections on this episode!
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430. I’ll Teach You Differences: British ScholasticismPosted on
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Thanks to Glenn Adamson for his feedback on this episode!
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Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich and at King's College London, takes listeners through the history of philosophy, "without any gaps." The series looks at the ideas, lives and historical context of the major philosophers as well as the lesser-known figures of the tradition.
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